Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1741 Real diners and fake diners

  Chang'an.

   It's very popular.

  History is always full of accidents, but it seems that in terms of food, the outstanding achievements of the Chinese people seem to be a kind of necessity.

   When it comes to the demand for food, if the Chinese are said to be second in this aspect, I am afraid that no one dares to say that they are the first. Maybe other places also attach great importance to food, but only Huaxia has raised the matter of eating to an unprecedented level.

Kong Zhongni has a famous saying, "Eat men and women, people's great desires can survive." Of course, there are other words behind Confucius's words, not to say that it is enough to just "eat men and women", or to use it as a name. , shameless, but Confucius explained what is the greatest desire of man, and it needs reason and etiquette to manage and restrict.

  It took about three or four thousand years from primitive barbecue to pottery cooking. However, with the discovery of various tools, animals and plants, Chinese food has become more and more innovative and varied.

   Now in Guanzhong Chang'an, pork is becoming a new type of meat, three or four hundred years earlier than in history, and embarked on the road to counterattack Elder Tang...

   This is naturally the "merit" of Hussar General Fei Qian.

As we all know, Huaxia embarked on the road of farming, obtained more stable living conditions, could live and work in peace and contentment, and gave birth to a great civilization, but it also paid a certain price, that is, compared with nomads, it is relatively Lack of meat...

Although there are many records about "soup" in the pre-Qin literature, such as yangkan, hog soup, dog soup, rabbit soup, turtle soup, fish soup, etc., which make people drool, most of them only appear on the dining table of the royal family and nobles. In fact, most ordinary people don’t know what meat tastes like all their lives.

   Even so, China is still in a long period of time, and even the rulers cannot eat meat every day. The Book of Rites states that the emperor can slaughter cattle and the feudal lords can kill sheep only when offering sacrifices. In normal times, cattle and sheep are not allowed to be slaughtered without reason.

In comparison, nomads have more meat to eat, and the further back, the more developed the animal husbandry, providing these nomads with more meat, making Huaxia gradually lose its physique to the north. The gap between nomadic democracy widened. In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, the so-called "Eight Banners are less than ten thousand, full ten thousand are invincible", also manifested to a certain extent.

  The situation in China where Zhuanghe is the mainstay and the meat is less, has directly established that Chinese people have long believed that meat is a "luxury".

But now, in Chang'an City, through continuous improvement and the development of castration technology, pigs have become large-scale carnivorous animals that are relatively easy to fatten, and have directly become the favorites of Guanzhong, especially the major restaurants in Chang'an, and even because of this, they are popular among the people. The status gradually rose, becoming the first choice for all the people to satisfy their greed, and was awarded the honorary title of "big meat".

  Maybe on that day, Fei Qian will unlock a "Father of Big Meat" achievement...

   After all, it started here from Feiqian. Huaxia's animal husbandry industry is three or four hundred years ahead of schedule, and such a climb will not only bring about changes at the current stage, but will also affect the future.

Wang Chang, a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, is now serving under the Hussar General. Naturally, he has the financial resources to support the capital of eating restaurants every day. Louzuo's meat dishes can be said to be at the forefront of Chang'an, and it is relatively close to Feiqian's Hussar General's Mansion, so it has become the best place for Wang Chang to solve the late meat.

  After get off work, eat a good meal, then wander home leisurely, read a book, or write a word or play the piano for a while, then you can pat your satisfied belly and sleep comfortably...

   This is Wang Chang's daily life.

  Of course, Wang Chang wouldn’t admit it even if he was beaten to death. In addition to the delicious meat, there’s also the orchid’s snow-white belly and soft waist, um, (﹃) sucking...

  The store's second child saw Wang Chang coming at a stroll, and greeted him with great enthusiasm, "Wang Langjun, the old seat upstairs is still reserved for you!"

  Wang Chang nodded slowly, and entered the gate of Huajuelou.

From its establishment to the present, Huajuelou has become more and more famous. It not only improved the dishes, but also made some renovations on the interior of the building. It also built a small stage in the middle of the building, which is quite like a drama of later generations. The kind of performance stage, and then the kind that can be seen upstairs and downstairs.

  Because Wang Chang is a frequent visitor and has an official position in the Hussar General's Mansion, he often reserves a place upstairs. While leading the way, Xiao Er recommended with a smile, "Wang Langjun, what a coincidence! Today's newly opened meat sauce is really unique! Not to mention, it is the only one in Chang'an City! The most delicious ones are peach, chrysanthemum, plum three kinds of flowers, plus stone honey, sealed for a year!"

  Wang Chang laughed and said, "I really want to taste it..."

   Meat must be dipped in sauce, which is also passed down by Kong Zhongni. When the old Confucius traveled around the world, he often had a full meal and a hungry meal. At the worst time, he was even besieged by savages for seven days. Still refused to relax. After being saved, Confucius said that no matter how hungry you are, you still have to dip meat in sauce...

  The waiter in the shop wiped the table courteously, and then brought some tea soup, and then shouted the dishes Wang Chang ordered, and went down to prepare.

  While waiting for the food to be served, Wang Chang casually looked around. Suddenly, two people sitting on the other side upstairs caught Wang Chang's attention.

  Because these two people are too vigilant...

  Many times, people have a special intuition, which can even be used as a supplement to judgment to a certain extent, and even the gaze of others can cause a natural reaction in the body.

When Wang Chang was looking left and right boringly, when his own eyes fell on the two people on the other side of the upstairs, the two people seemed to have noticed Wang Chang's gaze at the same time, looked back, and Wang Chang Chang looked at each other, and even after Wang Chang retracted his gaze, he still stared at Wang Chang for a while...

  Wang Chang turned his face away, looked out the window, and had some doubts in his heart.

  In addition to the suspicious eyes, there is another point that is a bit weird. Normally, people go to restaurants just to eat, don't they?

These two people did not sit together, but sat back to back across a screen. On the surface, they looked like Wang Chang, who came here to eat alone, but Wang Chang noticed that the food and drink of these two people They didn't seem to be moving, so it seemed that these two people didn't come here for food and drink.

Of course, those orchids in the Huajue Tower who dance very well are also a highlight, but anyway, most people don't care too much about the eyes of others. Most of the people who watched did not respond. Even if some people looked back, they said to see if they knew each other, and those who didn’t know didn’t even know how to say hello, let alone two people like this, that is, they didn’t know each other. He stared at it again, as if he was making some evaluation and judgment.

  Waiting for someone?

  Wang Chang adjusted his sitting position, sat obliquely, propped his head with his hands, and focused his gaze on the stairs in the restaurant...

  In the restaurant, the two people Wang Chang noticed were Shi Huan and Li Tong.

  Because Huajuelou is relatively close to Hushi General's Mansion, and it is on the bustling streets of Chang'an, it is convenient to travel, and it also has the convenience of being condescending upstairs, so it became an observation place chosen by Shi Huan and Li Tong.

  The two of them want to kill Hussar General Fei Qian, but it doesn't mean that they can do it with their swords, guns, bows and arrows regardless. Although everyone knows that Hussars General Fei Qian's martial arts...

   is a war six scum.

In the early Han Dynasty, those who could become generals of hussars must be brave and brave, not only good at maneuvering troops, but also good at fighting and fighting. Lost the original standard of force and became a status symbol.

Cao Cao attacked Jizhou in order to gain time, take Hebei as quickly as possible, and unify the rear, so that it is possible to continue operating. If Feiqian sent troops to disrupt at this time, it would not only mean the collapse of Yuzhou and Yanzhou , and it is very likely to trigger a chain reaction that will eventually break the yellow sand.

  Then, as a representative of suspicious characters, how could Cao Cao be willing to entrust his fate to the wishes of others without taking any precautions? Therefore, if there is such a risk, there must be a means of interruption.

   Disturb Chang'an, or simply target Fei Qian directly...

  Of course, this is also a method that will put Shi Huan and Li Tong in danger. Until the last moment, the two of them will generally not take any action easily.

Because it is very simple, if Fei Qian sends troops, then it is tantamount to ripping off the face, the two sides will continue to die, and the assassination or not will have no effect, but if Fei Qian does not have any military operations, neither will Shi Huan and Li Tong. He will find trouble for nothing and provoke foreign enemies for Cao Cao.

  Although in order to prevent the plan from being leaked in advance and causing fire, Cao Cao sent basically all dead soldiers this time. After all, dead soldiers are relatively safe.

   But there are many kinds of dead soldiers. Normally speaking, dead soldiers must be restrained, such as family members, or kinship, etc. Of course, purely loyal people are of course better, but such people are more difficult to find.

Relatively speaking, Shi Huan followed Cao Cao earlier, so on the surface it was Shi Huan who was supervising Li Tong, but secretly, both Shi Huan and Li Tong knew that among the two of them, there were still some who were originally their own. Not very familiar people, and among these people, there must be surveillance personnel secretly arranged by Cao Cao.

  Although he is a dead man, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to live.

Whether it is Shi Huan or Li Tong, they both know that if they launch an assassination, whether it is targeting Fei Qian or someone else, they will only have one chance, and once the action starts, the two will fall into a very dangerous situation , so if you want to survive, you must first ensure your retreat. Naturally, the local vipers in Chang'an knew better about this way of retreat.

  Today, Shi Huan and Li Tong came to the Lou Juelou. Apart from observing the surrounding area and collecting information, there was another very important thing to do, which was to meet a "hero" from Chang'an.

For the sake of safety, Shi Huan and Li Tong did not sit together, but sat back to back on both sides of the screen. On the one hand, it did not affect the communication, and on the other hand, it also prevented the people who came to meet to see the other person. .

Not long after, three strong men came to Huajuelou. Although it was approaching winter, the front one still opened his chest, showing a piece of black hair, with a scar on his face, and his evil deeds resembled , After entering the building, he pushed away the waiter who came to greet him, looked up and looked around.

  Shi Huan stood up and greeted him downwards. On the other side of the screen, Li Tong pretended to be a stranger and ordered dishes with his chopsticks.

  The burly man with the scar face laughed a few times, then asked his subordinates to wait downstairs, and walked up the stairs to Shi Huan, both of them laughed.

   "Wang Langjun, your food is here!" The shop waiter came up to him with a tray and placed the bean dish in front of Wang Chang.

  Wang Chang nodded, and then asked in a low voice, "Do you recognize that scar-faced man over there?"

  The shop waiter glanced back, and replied in a low voice: "I recognize it, that is the Lu University that opened a flag in Weinan Fang, known as the Weinan Tiger..."

   "Oh? What about the other person?" Wang Chang asked again.

  The shop waiter shook his head, "I don't know, I'm a bit unfamiliar...Wang Langjun, do you want me to go and say hello?"

  Wang Chang waved his hand and said, "No need, I just asked casually. By the way, when will Hu Xuan'er come on stage today?"

  The store waiter smiled and said, "It's almost time, don't you see that the musicians are here?"

Sure enough, not long after Wang Chang started eating and drinking, he heard the sound of a gong on the stage in the building, followed by the sound of broken drums, and a veiled orchid with her belly swaying onto the stage, Immediately, there was a burst of whistles from diners upstairs and downstairs...

  Naturally, the Han Dynasty did not have as many entertainment items as later generations, and this kind of enchanting singing and dancing of orchids is enough to make many people fall in love with it. Wang Chang was also attracted by the graceful orchid at the beginning, but soon he noticed the scarred face and the two weird diners on the other side. It seemed that he was not attracted by the orchid's white belly on the stage at all. , but seemed to be talking about something, and it seemed that there might have been some disputes because of something, and their faces were not very good-looking.

   After a while, Scarface stood up, went downstairs, and left with two of his men. Not long after, the other two also stood up and went downstairs one after the other.

Wang Chang's heart moved, he quickly dropped the half-eaten dishes, and followed him downstairs, but this time is the busiest time before sunset in Chang'an, people are coming and going on the street, and even the restaurant is full of people. There were many prostitutes who were reluctant to spend money to come in for a meal, and also reluctant to part with orchids, standing near the door with their halazi. Although Wang Chang followed him back and forth, he quickly lost track of the two weird people. .

Wang Chang stood on the street, looked left and right, frowned, pondered for a moment, and decided to go to Zhuge Jin first. After all, he had just been transferred to Zhuge Jin's subordinates, and the weird things he discovered always had to be followed. Please report to your superiors...

  (end of this chapter)